The Godfather, Part II. The Empire Strikes Back. Terminator 2: Judgement Day. The Dark Knight.
What do all these movies have in common? Plot? Time Period? Actors? Nope. The only thing they have in common is that they are sequels that surpassed the original. The original may have set up some back story and been an incredible movie. But the sequel was just better. How do I know? Because I’ve seen them all.
And last Saturday I was able to see another movie that I think is better than the original. The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not about to compare the Nut Job 2 to the Godfather, Part II. I will leave that to film historians and the long view of history to make that determination. But as someone who is actua … [Read more...]

Disclaimer: Thank you to our host Universal Pictures for this opportunity.
It’s not often that a movie tells a story from the bad guy’s point of view. Usually the bad guy is, well, not very likable. It’s rare that you get a bad guy that you can empathize with and end up rooting for, but that is the charm of Despicable Me. The only other movie like that that I can think of off the top of my head is A Clockwork Orange. But fortunately, today we did not go see that (since the bad guy in that movie is slightly less likable), we saw Despicable Me 3.
Gru is back as the “bad” guy turned good guy. He has left behind his life of crime and with his new wife Lucy is now catching the bad guys for the Anti-Villain League (AVL). When he fail … [Read more...]

I attended the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES #PiratesLifeEvent and #BambiBluray courtesy of Walt Disney Studios. All opinions are strictly my own.
Let’s face it, Disney has produced a lot of classic movies. I mean, Walt Disney himself won like 30 or 40 Academy Awards (Okay, 32 if you want to be exact). What is the definition of a classic movie? I have no idea, but to paraphrase someone else from another topic entirely, “I know it when I see it.”
Last night my family and I settled own to watch one such classic from Walt Disney. Bambi. The story of a young deer growing up in the woods, learning with his forest friends, experiencing loss, and love, and growing to earn his place in the world. It’s an old one but still v … [Read more...]

A Colin Trevorrow Film
Opening June 16th, 2017 (Select Cities)
Henry (Jaeden Lieberher) and Peter (Jacob Tremblay) know the drill when their mom (Naomi Watts) and her best friend, Sheila (Sarah Silverman), finish a long day’s work at the diner.
See the new clip here!
SYNOPSIS
Sometimes things are not always what they seem, especially in the small suburban town where the Carpenter family lives. Single suburban mother Susan Carpenter (Naomi Watts) works as a waitress at a diner, alongside feisty family friend Sheila (Sarah Silverman). Her younger son Peter (Jacob Tremblay) is a playful 8-year-old. Taking care of everyone and everything in his own unique way is Susan’s older son Henry (Jaeden Lieberher), age 11. Protector to his ado … [Read more...]

I attended the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES #PiratesLifeEvent courtesy of Walt Disney Studios. All opinions are strictly my own.
Have you ever wanted to be one of the cool kids? To get invited to the exclusive club? Of course you have. I was that way too. It never happened, but it was a nice fantasy. However, on the recent #PiratesLifeEvent I got to go somewhere exclusive that was pretty cool on its own.
In case you didn’t know, Disney has its own archives. Started in 1970 the Disney Archives are the keepers of all things Disney related (kind of like the Smithsonian but for Disney). They are tasked with keeping the history of the company preserved for the future. The Disney Archives is not actually open to the pu … [Read more...]

I’m a 30-something Mother and Wife living in the Midwest, more specifically, Cincinnati, OH. My life passions include my family, entertainment, travel, everything food, reading, couponing (yes, I am one of those), product reviews, deal hunting, and general gab (hence the degree in Communication). I love to take in knowledge about anything that I can get my hands on; everything from a new book, the latest technology, to a new recipe.